Mercury prize 2008: Live blog | Music | The Guardian Mercury prize 2008 Music blog Mercury prize 2008: Live blog Burial, Radiohead and Laura Marling are among the artists hoping to scoop this year's Mercury prize - but who will win? And, more importantly, who will post the most outraged comments when the winner is announced? Tuesday 9 September 2008 07.20 EDT First published on Tuesday 9 September 2008 07.20 EDT Share on Messenger Close 10.30 PM: If you've just joined us, the winner of the 2008 Mercury Prize has gone to Elbow for their fourth album The Seldom Seen Kid. What a night, I'm off to rest my tired fingers. Seriously, I've never written so quickly in all my life. Sure, Kerouac might have bashed out On the Road in three weeks, but could he have provided minute-by-minute coverage of people eating sweet potato souffle? I think not. Good night, thanks for all your comments and thanks for reading!

I'm off to try and sneak into a party with stray members of Elbow (and that's something I never thought I'd say!) 10.25 PM: And so another year, another prize for a guitar band. I've got to admit, I would NEVER have thought Elbow were going to win it. Still, great guys, great band. And at least a lot of Guardian blog posters will be happy. I did promise to use my powers of psychology for you, did I not? Clearly, my mind is a powerful tool. Either that, or a rather drunk one. 10.25 PM: Everyone's screaming 'Oh my God! Oh my god!' It's a total surprise for everyone, including the band. Guy Garvey's already given his speech earlier, too! He's thanking the same people again - and their agent who they forgot last time. "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," says Guy, before dedicating the prize to a friend. If I wasn't far too cool, I'd say it was all rather touching. 10.23 PM: Of course not.

The real winner of the 2008 Mercury prize (and 20,000 quid) goes to ... Elbow! 10.22 PM: Jools is back on stage. The tension builds to a gut-wrenching climax. And the winner is ... Half Man Half Biscuit for CSI Ambleside! 10.21 PM: Weirdly, I hope it's not Burial , purely because I want to see some sort of speech/drama/unpredictable riotous behaviour 10.10 PM: "Ladies and gentleman... kindly take your seats, as the winning announcement is about to take place." They keep saying this. I wish they'd get a bloody move on! 10.05 PM: Sorry for the false alarm, it's all gone quiet again here and Lauren's disappeared. However! I am now drinking Simon Armitage's wine, because my mole pinched it off his table. I can taste his scansion on the glass. Or something. It's gone dark in here ... I promise music blogging will commence shortly. I'm excited. A bit. 10.00 PM: Oooh! Excitement at last!

Lauren Laverne has set up the TV cameras about one metre away from me. It's about to go live! Turn on your TV! Etc! Etc! 9.55 PM: Socket is debating switching his internet browser back to Firefox in the comments section. I can't help thinking I've lost some of you during this meal ... 9.50 PM: They don't call me the indie Paul Foot for nothing, you know - I have secured a menu! And my oh my does it look posh. Apple-wood smoked Lancashire cheese and buttered Welsh leek tart on beetroot carpaccio, mint and creme fraiche dressing Roasted fillet of halibut with herb crust and lemon basil sauce, minted sweet potato souffle, grilled asparagus and courgette White and dark chocolate mousse with Kirsch, white chocolate jelly and red cherry sorbet Coffee and petit fours Ummm... so what the hell were those green and black circles I spotted? 9.45 PM: Sisterhood update: Adele just told me she wants Laura Marling to win the prize. She was also "very nervous" before playing live.

In other news, I just waved at a friend who completely blanked me. However, my wave was picked up by Robert Plant who, looking rather confused, waved back. Me and Planty, we go way back. 9.38 PM: Clear the front page! They're bringing out the pudding - US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan will just have to wait. From up here, pudding looks like lots of green and black circles on a plate. Grapes? Grapes with black pudding? Eurgh! I'll stick with my M&M sandwich, thanks. BTW, if anyone from Observer Food Monthly is reading this live blog, I can start Monday. 9.27 PM: My mole has come up with the goods again! No, not more Armitage, but two pieces of crusty white bread snuck into his suit pocket. "But what are the stars eating?!" I hear (one of) you scream. Sadly, I don't know because the route downstairs is blocked by two scary-looking bouncers. But I'm working on it. 9.24 PM: The murmurs in the press area are that Terry Hall from the Specials is in attendance.

Now I might be wrong, but I think they've looked at the seating plan and got him confused with Oasis press officer Terri Hall. 9.18 PM: I think I might start up my own awards during this temporary lull. And the prize for most put-upon person here goes to... the girl on the red carpet whose job it was to hold umbrellas over the stars' heads whilst covering her own with a tea towel. Seriously, that's more depressing than live-blogging a three-course meal. 9.10 PM: Ok, I'm going to level with you here. It's not easy live-blogging a bunch of suits eating a three course meal. This goes on until 10pm apparently, before the announcement. Hmmm. Er... I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with ... 9.00 PM: Commenter Lucerne reckons Half Man Half Biscuit were overlooked for their 11th album, CSI: Ambleside. Personally, I think it should have won on title alone. 8.56 PM: Guy Garvey sure is an emo kinda guy. "The Mercury prize?

It put us on the map," he tells me, referring to Elbow's 2001 nomination for Asleep in the Back. "And now, so many years later, it's an acknowledgement that we're still relevant." Pop fact! Also nominated in 2001 were... Radiohead – Amnesiac (the 'Head are nominated again tonight) Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World (Gruff's also here tonight, albeit with a different band) Thankfully, not every 2001 nominee is making a reappearance this evening. Otherwise we'd be having to endure Turin Brakes and Zero 7. 8.47 PM: Ok, so bit of a break time for everyone to fill their faces with lovely steamed halibut... mmmm. I'm salivating down the balcony glass like a poor Victorian child. Anyhow, now seems like as good a time as any to wonder aloud which bands should have been nominated. Portishead? MIA? Robert Wyatt? Mystery Jets? Answers on a comment please!

8.37 PM: Weirdly, Elbow are onstage thanking their manager, tour manager, press officer and "all our loved ones, family and friends." Yes, very sweet and all that lads, but you haven't won the bloody thing. In fact, if Elbow do win the bloody thing they'll be stuffed when it comes to making an emotional speech. 8.32 PM: Socket, Simon Armitage (born in Huddersfield on May 26, 1963) is a British poet, playwright, and novelist. Wikipedia mentions nothing of poking kittens with a stick, but I might get my mole to ask him just to make sure... 8.31 PM: Everyone's about to eat and all I've got is a pack of peanut M&Ms. Is that the sweet sound of sympathy I can hear? Er, no. It's the sound of Adele's going solo with an acoustic guitar, finger-picking her way through Crazy For You. Mercury Prize fact: the last time a female act won a Mercury was Ms Dynamite in 2002. I reckon there's a fair few female nominees in with a good shot tonight, though.

Also, agree with the commenters who reckon it won't go to another indie act this year. After Franz, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons in the last four years, it would look a bit daft. 8.22 PM: We just asked Simon Armitage - surely the man who knows the most about words here - who the best lyricist is. He reckons "there's a line in an Estelle song about 'underpants' that my daughter likes, but no way is she the best lyricist. I think Guy Garvey is the best lyricist here. You can't go wrong belting into a song with the line 'I've been working on a cocktail called grounds for divorce'. Elbow have also got a song called The Fix and it's full of internal rhymes. I particularly like the rhyme 'jockey' and 'cocky' - it's about a horse racing scandal." However, he also said: "I think it's too close to call the winner right now, although I think it will be Oasis. I've got a fiver on them. It's money well spent." So maybe it's best not to hang on his every word ...

8.14 PM: Radiohead are playing nude*. Ha! Ha! They're not really, they're playing their song Nude, on a pre-recorded video. Looks like they're not turning up this year. I wonder if that damages your chance of winning? *The worst thing about this joke is that it's nicked from Jools Holland. Have I ever stooped so low? 8.10 PM: British Sea Power just let me have a feel of their award (you get one just for being nominated, apparently). It's pretty heavy, and would make a good murder weapon in Indie Cluedo. Laura Marling is playing. She hurtled down the red carpet so fast earlier that the snappers started booing her. Then again, some of them probably thought she was Radiohead ... 8.05 PM: Estelle is teaching the indie bands how to dance. Really, this is an education. Estelle's had a bit of critical stick for her album on these pages ("too American sounding" seems to be the main beef). But I reckon as a fun pop album, it's one of the year's best.

Having said that, she did make me wait for two hours before granting me a one-minute interview at this year's Glastonbury, so maybe I should take back the love. 8.01 PM: TommerS reckons William Hill put the monster Burial bet on to dissuade the judges from going for the obvious favourite - hence leaving them to clear up more cash. Interesting stuff. Any more conspiracy theories? I reckon Neon Neon will keep going back in time in their DeLorean until the judges give it to them. A bit like Groundhog Day only with indie bands. HotKoch: "It's like our minds are bonking" So that's why my head's so fuzzy! And there was me thinking it was the bubbly! Right, enough larks, Estelle's about to give us a tune... 7.52 PM: Burial's not here so they show a clip of some scary south london estates to show how, like, totally fe real he is. Didn't anyone tell them he resides in a 12-bedroomed mansion in Henley-on-Thames? 7.44 PM: HotKoch, I'm hoping Neon Neon, Burial or Radiohead win it on merit.

But if British Sea Power were to cause an upset (surely never going to happen?) my heart would be filled with a certain sense of fatherly pride - such a great band. However! If Robert Plant and Alison Krauss win I think I might throw my laptop into the crowd in disgust. Why on earth does everyone I know love that record? It's more middle of the road than the second lane of the motorway. If a commenter can persuade me otherwise, I'm all ears. 7.35 PM: Simon Armitage is here. He tells my mole on the floor that he "quite likes" Adele's voice and he also "quite likes" the fact she writes her own songs. Armitage also thinks the Last Shadow Puppets are "quite country, quite spaghetti western" but warned us not to "steal his line". I don't think we will be - it sounds completely bonkers. Now British Sea Power are telling the crowd that, if there's an accident, they've come prepared with "50 metres of bandage". That's all well and good, but will it repair a burst bladder? I think not.

7.30 PM: British Sea Power are playing Waving Flags, their glorious song about welcoming eastern European immigrants into Britain on the basis that they like boozing. God I love this band, although if I'm being honest I reckon Do You Like Rock Music? is the least strong of their three albums. 7.30 PM: "Ah, I knew I got it from somewhere," admits Thisismetypinganame. Which means the rumours are true - the Tories really do plan to reveal their Dubstep-for-all election policy. It's going to crush Gordon Brown (he's more of a Diplo man, you see - so 2007) 7.25 PM: "Not being able to watch this live on telly is right irksome." says Socket. Really? With my fascinating revelations about Alex Turner singing and me needing the toilet? Come on! Live blogging is so the new telly!

(BTW, it's on TV from 10pm I think, so you can watch the winner get announced then...) 7.20 PM: We've got a little break, thank God - this is my live blogging debut and nobody told me that if you guzzle free drinks like the cheapest swinger in town, you're going to be bursting for the toilet with nobody to mind your laptop. Back in a second! 7.20 PM: Spotted! A slightly drunk-looking Alex Turner singing along to Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl in the hotel lobby. He might want to watch the shandies - he's got another three hours of this before the winner's announced. 7.18 PM: Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (aka the four girls who the snappers outside thought might be Burial) are onstage, teaching the indie nominees how to sing. 7.15 PM: Har Mar Superstar is doing a rap with Neon Neon in Ugg boots. Either that or the free champagne is starting to kick in. 7.10 PM: Not just Elbow love, but Burial hate from commenters.

Thisismetypinganame reckons he wanted the dubstep artist to win "until he became the favourite ... and my natural British underdog-championing kicked in. Now I want anyone to beat that bastard Burial. Damn him and his moody soundscapes of disconnected urban Britain. Damn him to hades." Moody soundscapes of disconnected urban Britain? Was that lifted from a David Cameron speech? 7.00 PM: Last Shadow Puppets are the first band on with an awfully large string section. They're playing The Age of the Understatement. Alex certainly knows how to pull off a skinny suit. Guy Garvey - take note. The Elbow singer could be kitted out in Dior and he'd still look like he'd been sleeping rough under Waterloo Bridge since April. "Thank you very much for our nomination," says Alex to the crowd afterwards. 6.57 PM: We're all cheering loudly. You can't mess with Holland. 6.55 PM: Jools is on stage. We have lift-off! "Please cheer as loudly as possible and don't take your clothes off" he says, oddly, as Guardian/music slip our jeans back on. He then reads out the list of judges.

"Conor McNicholls from the NME"? Oof! He won't like that. 6.45 PM: A lot of love for Elbow on the early comment posts I notice. JamieOH is literally begging "Someone make Elbow win". I will do my best through the power of psychology. Either that, or I'll start yelling "give it to Elbow" at Jools Holland when he gets on stage. For the record, I'd like to see Neon Neon, Burial or Radiohead get it. But I reckon Burial and Laura Marling are the hot tips if we're talking victory predictions. 6.35 PM: Seeing as I've spent the last hour out in the drizzle watching celebs wander by, I should give you a bit of red carpet news. The first is that there's a new bet in town - forget who's going to win the Mercury, the hacks outside were taking odds on whether the first group wandering up the red carpet were the Portico Quartet, Rachel Unthank or Burial. It seems they didn't grow up with Portico Quartet posters on their bedroom wall. I did, however, and can confirm the first arrivals were an extremely young looking Portico Quartet.

And they milked it for everything they could. In fact, they were still on there when we came inside to start blogging. Bless. Also on da carpet: Neon Neon turned up in a DeLorean car, decked out with retro-game themed medallions, apparently there was a last minute panic when they realised it was a left-hand drive and wouldn't give the snappers their money shot when the door opened. The solution? They drove it in backwards. 6.30 PM: Ok, we're live (if a little late) at Grosvenor House in swanky Park Lane. There's a lot of people in suits here so I'm lowering the tone, hunched over a laptop on the balcony in jeans and t-shirt. Oops. The first news I can give you is that - shock! - Burial ain't coming. Not that we'd recognise him. Unless he was actually a cartoon, which would be kinda cool. 12.00 PM: Last year it went to the Klaxons, a move that prompted Guardian blog posters to get rather angry . So who's it going to be this year?

I'll be blogging my fingers to the bone at the Grosvenor Hotel from about 6.30pm onwards - hope you can make it ... BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Elbow elated at Mercury Prize win Elbow elated at Mercury Prize win Advertisement Nationwide Mercury Prize is announced Rock group Elbow have scooped the Nationwide Mercury Prize for the best British album of the past year. The award, for the band's fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid, comes 18 years after they formed and seven years after their first nomination. The Manchester fivesome beat 11 other contenders, including Radiohead, Adele and Burial, to the ï¿½20,000 prize. "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," singer Guy Garvey told the ceremony in London. The band formed in 1990 but it took a decade for them to release their acclaimed debut album Asleep In The Back.

It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record Jude Rogers Girls Aloud win ï¿½20 single prize That was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001, and the group have remained critical favourites ever since. The Seldom Seen Kid reached number five in the UK album chart when it came out in March, their most successful release to date. The Mercury victory is likely to catapult it back up the chart and could see the band finally translate critical acclaim into commercial success. Musician Jools Hollands presented the group with their prize at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. "I know I'm supposed to be cool and say something coy, but it's literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," Garvey said. Garvey dedicated the award to the band's friend Bryan Glancy, who died in 2006. The singer called him "one of the greatest men who ever lived". NME magazine editor Conor McNicholas, one of the judges, said the album was "something that you fall in love with, and it feels like falling in love".

"It's incredibly emotional, but it's not self indulgent at all," he said. "The album's that good that you will go back to it in years to come and there's some albums on the list that you couldn't say that about. "And Guy Garvey's a hero. He's the drunken poet at the end of the bar, who just has this aura of cool, and they've had it for years." Neon Neon arrived wearing medallions made of Lego Rock critic Jude Rogers, another judge, added: "It's such a passionate record, it's from the heart, it's from the gut. "It's beautiful, it's romantic, it's dark, it's gorgeous, it's just a really, really wonderful record." Mysterious dubstep musician Burial, who only recently revealed his true identity, had been the bookmakers' favourite with his record Untrue. The artist - real name Will Bevan - did not attend the event. Chart favourites Adele and Estelle was also nominated, along with guitar group British Sea Power. The Last Shadow Puppets, the side project of Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and Miles Kane of The Rascals, opened the ceremony with a performance.

Neon Neon, nominated for their record Stainless Style, brightened up the show by wearing medallions made of Lego. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Laura Marling and The Portico Quartet were also nominated. The shortlist of 12 albums of the year was chosen by a panel of musicians, producers, presenters and music journalists. The decision is based solely on the musical merit rather than sales success, organisers said. Albums made by British or Irish artists and released between July 2007 and July 2008 were eligible for this year's prize. Previous winners include Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Antony and the Johnsons and Dizzee Rascal. Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid Wins 2008 Mercury Music Prize | Contactmusic.com Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid Wins 2008 Mercury Music Prize Elbow's Seldom Seen Kid Wins 2008 Mercury Music Prize Picture: Georgie Okell, at the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize albums of the Year nominations 2012 held at the Hospital club.

London, England - 12.09.12 Elbow's fourth album The Seldom Seen Kid has won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize . The northwest quintet had been second favourite to claim the prize behind the secretive dubstep producer Burial but took the prestigious award having been nominated for the second time. "This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," said frontman Guy Garvey after the announcement. "We'd like to dedicate this award to our friend Bryan Glancy, because he was one of the greatest men that ever lived." The Seldom Seen Kid is named after Glancy, a Mancunian singer-songwriter and friend of the band who died in 2006. Talking to the BBC's Lauren Laverne following the relative surprise of the announcement, Garvey said the honour was "amazing". Adele, Estelle, the Last Shadow Puppets and British Sea Power were among nominated acts to perform at the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House.

Follows in the footsteps of 2007 winner Klaxons, for their albums Myths of the Near Future, as well as the likes of Portishead, Gomez , Arctic Monkeys and Antony and the Johnsons . 09/09/2008 22:23:34 Elbow Win Mercury Prize | MTV UK Elbow Win Mercury Prize Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 09:34 Elbow have won the Mercury Prize with their latest LP The Seldom Seen Kid. The Manc band picked up the award (and a cheque for 20,000) - which recognises the best album of the year- after 18 years together as a group. They beat 12 other records from acts including Estelle, Adele, The Last Shadow Puppets and Radiohead. Elbow were announced as winners at a ceremony in London where all the nominees attended " except secretive dubstep king Burial.

Collecting the award singer Guy Garvey said: "This is probably the best thing that has ever happened to us." The Seldom Seen Kid is the five-pieces fourth album, their first Asleep In The back was also Mercury nominated. Performing at the ceremony- attended by the great and the good of the music industry- were The Last Shadow Puppets who played the title track of their album and Estelle who played Pretty Please.

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9, 2008 5:30 PM Email Well, yes. UK rockers Elbow have won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid at a ceremony concluding just minutes ago in London. The annual award, judged by a committee of critics and industry types, is given to the best album by a UK artist that year. As I covered earlier , Radiohead's In Rainbows was the odds-on favorite to win, and by "odds-on" I mean actual odds, since this is England, after all. Elbow were tied for third-most-likely-to-win with dubstep mystery man Burial, whose Untrue brought that underground movement to the masses in a way similar to what Roni Size Reprazent did for drum 'n' bass with New Forms, which won the prize back in 1997. In any event, Elbow were apparently quite surprised, with lead singer Guy Garvey calling the award "the best thing that's ever happened to us." Better than, like, being born? Wow. The band have a middling level of fame in the UK but are barely known over here. So, what's the deal?

The band call themselves "prog without the solos," which is kind of true; there are elements of dream pop at work here, lovely vocal harmonies swimming around in a mix of swirling guitars. NME's review of the album could barely contain itself, calling the album a "masterpiece... an awe-inspiring labour of love that both soothes and swells the soul," while Pitchfork gave it a 7.8 (since they give everything a 7.8), calling it "visceral," but acknowledging that there may be a problem for Americans without finely-honed UK rock senses allowing one to distinguish between Coldplay, Keane, Travis, etc. That's my problem as well; while there are soaring, emotional moments, this is pretty traditional music, with pianos and 3/4 time signatures, and my jaded ears need something to wake them up. Perhaps a cup of tea and a rainy day might help elucidate The Seldom Seen Kid's more subtle pleasures. I will say, looking at the history of the Mercury Prize, that even if the eventual winner wasn't the most ground-breaking (or my favorite), it's always worth a listen, and so Elbow have my attention, for now.

Elbow - "Grounds for Divorce" Elbow album wins 2008 Mercury Prize | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV | Daily Express Elbow album wins 2008 Mercury Prize Elbow have been announced winners of this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. PUBLISHED: 22:47, Tue, Sep 9, 2008 Elbow have won the Nationwide Mercury Prize 2008 Their album, The Seldom Seen Kid, beat 11 others to win the title and £20,000. The prize champions UK music and is open to all genres of music. It attracted around 240 entries this year, more than ever before, said organisers. The Bury outfit's fourth disc darts between sparse electronica, flamenco-influenced beats and Led Zeppelin-inspired rock. Elbow Win The Nationwide Mercury Prize | UK National News, 10/09/2008 10/09/2008 Elbow Win The Nationwide Mercury Prize Rock group Elbow have won the Nationwide Mercury Prize for their fourth studio album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'.

The Manchester band beat 11 other artists, including Neon Neon - the latest project from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys - Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner's The Last Shadow Puppets, Radiohead, Adele and dubstep artist Burial, who had been the favourite to win the prize. Elbow, who were nominated for the award back in 2001 for their debut album 'Asleep In The Back', were awarded the £20,000 prize money and the award by Jools Holland at last night's ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The band's lead singer Guy Garvey said that the award was "literally the best thing that has ever happened to us" and dedicated it to Bryan Glancy, a friend of the band who died in 2006. Twelve albums were selected for the shortlist by a panel of musicians, producers, presenters and music journalists. The chosen albums are selected solely on musical merit.

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Light southeasterly winds. Maximum Temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Skies continuing to clear across all parts which will allow some frost and fog patches to form with light winds. Minimum Temperature -1 °C. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mercury Prize 2008: The nominees Printable version Mercury Prize 2008: The nominees The shortlist for the Nationwide Mercury Prize for best British or Irish album of the last 12 months has been announced. Find out more about the nominated artists and watch them perform by clicking on the links below. ADELE - 19 A clip from Adele's track Cold Shoulder Adele topped the BBC's Sound of 2008 list at the start of the year, and her rise to stardom has been swift. The 20-year-old graduate of the Brit school of performing arts went straight to the top of the UK charts with 19 when it was released in January. Her debut single, Chasing Pavements, reached number two, following TV performances on shows like Later... with Jools Holland and Jonathan Ross. In March she signed a deal to release 19 in the US through Columbia Records. BRITISH SEA POWER - DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC?

Waving Flags by British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music? is the third album from Brighton-based British Sea Power, whose elaborate live shows have earned them a cult following. Originally formed at university in Reading, they mix taut, angular rock sounds with grand, sweeping epics. The four-piece are planning their own festival at the UK's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales. Earlier this year, keyboard and cornet player Phil Sumner knocked himself out attempting a stage dive at a Leeds gig. BURIAL - UNTRUE A clip from Archangel by Burial After the success of his debut album in 2006, south London-based producer Burial returned with the "gorgeously evocative" follow-up Untrue. The dubstep artist is known for his richly atmospheric tunes, and his latest album did not disappoint. His music has been described as a "soundtrack to the time it would take the N68 to get from Trafalgar Square to its suburban end point". Despite his success, Burial continues to closely guard his privacy.

ELBOW - THE SELDOM SEEN KID A clip from Elbow's Grounds for Divorce The Seldom Seen Kid is alternative rock band Elbow's fourth studio album after a 17-year career, that has also seen 10 UK top 50 singles. The band, formed in Bury in 1991, is comprised of Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and drummer Richard Jupp. The Seldom Seen Kid has been described as "beautifully understated" and "a masterpiece" by critics. Their 2001 album Asleep in the Back was also nominated for the Mercury Prize. A clip from American Boy by Estelle Shine is the second studio album from 28-year-old hip-hop star Estelle. Single American Boy, which features rap superstar Kanye West, gave the Londoner her first UK number one, topping the chart for four weeks in March. It has been her most successful global hit to date, charting in 18 countries. Her album features the production skills of Mark Ronson, Will.i.am, John Legend and Wyclef Jean from The Fugees.

LAURA MARLING - ALAS I CANNOT SWIM A clip from New Romantic by Laura Marling Laura Marling, 18, has been called an "extraordinary young talent" for her debut album Alas I Cannot Swim. But while her contemporaries mine the rich seam of 60s soul, Marling deals in gentle, affecting acoustic folk. Her sensitive, sparse arrangements blend with bittersweet lyrics that display a maturity beyond her years. The singer-songwriter has a devoted live following - although she was once reduced to busking after being told she was too young to enter her own gig. NEON NEON - STAINLESS STYLE x Neon Neon is the collective name for Los Angeles producer Boom Bip and Gruff Rhys, frontman of experimental Welsh rockers Super Furry Animals. Their album Stainless Style is, believe it or not, inspired by playboy engineer John DeLorean. Harnessing 80s synths and chiming soft rock guitars, they conjure up the hedonistic lifestyle of the man who invented the Back To The Future car. Vice magazine said the record was "like playing Grand Theft Auto on ecstasy".

PORTICO QUARTET - KNEE-DEEP IN THE NORTH SEA A clip from the song Knee-Deep in the North Sea, by the Portico Quartet The Portico Quartet are a four-piece modern jazz group from London. The band is made up of Jack Wyllie, Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick, and Nick Mulvey. After busking and gigging for two years, the band signed to a record company Babel Label last year and Knee Deep In The North Sea was released in November. Their distinctive sound is made by the use of the hang - a domed steel percussion instrument - which is used on all their tracks. RACHEL UNTHANK & THE WINTERSET - THE BAIRNS A clip from Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk by Rachel Unthank and The Winterset Rachel Unthank & The Winterset are an all-female folk quartet who originally formed in Northumberland in 2004. After two line-up changes, the group now comprises sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank, fiddle player Niopha Keegan and pianist Stef Conner.

The Bairns is the group's follow-up to their debut album Cruel Sister, which won Mojo magazine's Folk Album of the Year. They won the Horizon Award at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards and were also nominated in three other categories. A clip from Radiohead's track Jigsaw Falling Into Place Radiohead launched their seventh studio album In Rainbows with a pay-what-you-like offer last year. The alternative rock band let fans decide what to pay for the 10 MP3 files - from nothing to ï¿½100 - before a CD version was released earlier this year. Radiohead have never won the Mercury Prize, despite three previous nods - OK Computer (1997); Amnesiac (2001); Hail to the Thief (2003). Thom Yorke was also nominated for his solo album, The Eraser, in 2006. THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS - AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT A clip from Age Of The Understatement by The Shadow Puppets The Last Shadow Puppets are the side project of Alex Turner, frontman for former Mercury Prize Winners Artic Monkeys, and Miles Kane of The Rascals.

The duo say their act is a "joke that became real life", but they have rapidly become critical and commercial favourites. Album Age Of The Understatement, which recalls the grandiose cinematic sweep of crooner Scott Walker, went straight to number one in April. The duo were named best breakthrough act at the Mojo awards last month. ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS - RAISING SAND A clip from Gone Gone Gone by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss The excitement of Led Zeppelin's reunion gig in London overshadowed Robert Plant's album with Union Station singer Alison Krauss, Raising Sand. It was seen as a risk for them both, coming from different musical styles. But critics adored the collaboration between one of rock's big names and one of country's leading lights. The dark, brooding collection of songs was produced by T-Bone Burnett - the man behind the acclaimed soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? Elbow - Music on Google Play Elbow About the artist Elbow are an English alternative rock band consisting of Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner. They have played together since 1990, adopting the Elbow band name in 1997.

Their six studio albums are Asleep in the Back, Cast of Thousands, Leaders of the Free World, The Seldom Seen Kid, Build a Rocket Boys!, and The Take Off and Landing of Everything. Their studio albums, as well as their B-sides compilation Dead in the Boot, all reached the top 15 of the British album chart. Seven of their singles placed in the top 40 of the British singles chart. Their most recent album, The Take Off and Landing of Everything, reached number one on the British charts, making it their first album to top the charts. In 2008, Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid, and in 2009 they won the Brit Award for Best British Group. In 2012, they released "First Steps", the BBC theme for the 2012 London Olympics. 1 $11.49 The Take Off and Landing of Everything is the sixth studio album by English alternative rock band Elbow, released in the UK, Europe, and Australia through Fiction Records and Polydor Records on 10 ...

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Question: Which group won the Mercury Prize in 2008 for their album 'The Seldom Seen Kid'?
Answer: ELBOW